pastis

See also: pastís and paŝtis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French pastis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pæsˈtiːs/, /pæsˈtɪs/

• Audio (UK):

  (file)

Noun

pastis (countable and uncountable, plural pastises)

1. A liqueur containing aniseed.

Further reading

• pastis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan pastis or Old Occitan pastis, pastitz, from Vulgar Latin *pastīcius, from Late Latin pasta. Doublet of pastiche, which was taken from Italian pasticcio. Compare also pâtisser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pas.tis/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

pastis m (plural pastis)

1. pastis

   Synonyms: jaune, pastaga

2. (figurative, Provence) mess (difficult situation)

   Synonyms: imbroglio, embrouillamini, bordel

Further reading

• “pastis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• pissât, pistas

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Latin

Pronunciation

• pastīs: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpas.tiːs/, [ˈpäs̠t̪iːs̠]
• pastīs: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpas.tis/, [ˈpäst̪is]
• pāstīs: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːs.tiːs/, [ˈpäːs̠t̪iːs̠]
• pāstīs: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpas.tis/, [ˈpäst̪is]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) pastīs f

1. dative/ablative plural of pasta (“paste”)

Participle

(deprecated template usage) pāstīs

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of pāstus (“fed, nourished; having eaten, consumed; grazed, pastured; satisfied, gratified”)

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Spanish

Noun

pastis m (plural pastis)

1. pastis